Vocabulary builder: Words about peace

accorddefinition:a formal or official agreement between two countries, governments or groups of people – accordoexample: The Paris Peace Accords – Gli accordi di pace di ParigiA peace accord was signed to end the war. – Un accordo di pace fu firmato per terminare la guerra.

agreementdefinition: a contract, promise or decision about what to do or will happen, made by two or more different people or groups – contrattoa verbal [=not written] agreement – intesaa peace/trade agreement – un’intesa di pace/commercioexample: An agreement was reached between both sides. – Una intesa venne raggiunta fra le due parti.Finally they have come to an agreement. – Alla fine sono giunti a una intesa.Don’t sign the rental agreement before reading all the terms carefully. – Non firmare il contratto di affitto prima di aver letto attentamente le condizioni.

to appeasedefinition:to give someone what they want in order to avoid conflict with them – calmare, tranquillizzareexample:They tried to appease the dictator to keep the peace. – Cercarono di tranquillizzare il dittatore per mantenere la pace.

armisticedefinition:a formal agreement between two countries involved in a war to stop fighting and negotiate a peace – armistizioexample:Finally, they agreed to an armistice after six years of war. – Alla fine si accordarono per un armistizio dopo sei anni di guerra.

to negotiatedefinition:to have discussions about something in order to reach a desired agreement or find a solution to the problem – negoziareexample: The parties are willing to negotiate a resolution to the political crisis. – I partiti volevano negoziare una risoluzione per i problemi politici.The government will refuse to negotiate with the opposition. – Il governo rifiuterà di negoziare con l’opposizione.

olive branchdefinition:something that is offered to someone in order to show that you want to make peace; a symbol of peace – ramoscello d’ulivo, gesto di paceexample:to extend/offer/hold out an olive branch to someone – offrire un gesto di pace a qualcunoThe government held out an olive branch to the demonstrators by reducing taxes. – Il governo offrì un segnale di pace ai dimostranti riducendo le tasse.

pacifism definition:the belief that the war and violence are wrong and that people should settle all disputes in a peaceful way – pacifismoexample:It was the destruction of their cities that converted them to pacifism. – Fu la distruzione delle loro città che li convertì al pacifismo.

to pacifydefinition: to establish or restore peace in a country or an area, especially by using military force – pacificareexample:The government forces failed to pacify the troubled region. – Le forze governative fallirono nel riappacificare la regione.

peacedefinition:a situation in which there is no war or fighting in an area – paceexample:Peace be with you. – Che la pace sia con te!They’ve always lived together in peace. – Sono sempre vissuti assieme in pace.

world peacedefinition:World peace or peace on Earth is an ideal state of freedom, peace, and happiness among and within all nations and peoples. – pace mondialeexample: There is no one that does not long for world peace. – Non c’è nessuno che non desideri la pace mondiale.

peacekeeperdefinition:a special soldier in a military force who has been sent to prevent violence in an area where there is fighting or a war – corpo di pace armatoexample:The peacekeepers’ task is a hard and delicate matter. – La forza armata per la pace è un argomento difficile e delicato.

peacekeepingdefinition:the activity of restoring the peace in a troubled area – békefenntartása peacekeeping force/mission – békefenntartó erő/küldetésexample:Peacekeeping is very important in a world torn by war. – Egy háborútól sújtott világban nagyon fontos a békefenntartás.

peacetimedefinition:a period of time during which there is no conflict or war between two or more countries – tempo di paceexample: There has been an increase in military spending even in peacetime. – C’è stato un aumento della spesa militare perfino in tempo di pace.

reparationsdefinition: money that is paid by a defeated country for damages or expenses it caused to another country during a war – riparazioniexample:Reparations increased the cost of the war many times. – Molte volte le riparazioni accrescono i costi della guerra.

to surrenderdefinition:to stop fighting and agree that you have been defeated – arrendersiexample: The enemy forces refused to surrender. – Le forze nemiche rifiutarono di arrendersi.

treatydefinition: a formal written agreement between two or more countries or international organizations – trattatoexample:a peace treaty – un trattato di paceThe treaty was ratified by six countries. – Il trattato venne ratificato da sei nazioni.

trucedefinition: an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a short time – treguaexample:The gangs agreed to a truce. – Le bande si accordarono per una tregua.

white flagdefinition:a flag that is raised or waved as a symbol of truce or ceasefire, or a wish to stop fighting – bandiera biancaexample: They were attacked despite their waving a white flag. – Furono attaccati nonostante stessero sventolando una bandiera bianca.